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Quarkonium production at ATLAS
The production of quarkonium is an important testing ground for QCD
calculations. The J/\psi\ and \Upsilon\ production cross-sections are measured
in proton-proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 7~TeV with the ATLAS
detector at the LHC. Differential cross-sections are presented as a function of
transverse momentum and rapidity. The fraction of J/\psi\ produced in B-hadron
decays is also measured and the differential cross-sections of prompt and
non-prompt J/\psi\ production determined separately. Measurements of the
fiducial production cross-section of the \Upsilon(1S) and observation of the
\chi_{c,bJ} states are also discussed.Comment: Presented at the 2011 Hadron Collider Physics symposium (HCP-2011),
Paris, France, November 14-18 2011, 3 pages, 8 figure
W/Z properties and V+jets at the Tevatron
We present a summary of recent measurements of and properties and
production in association with jets in collisions at
TeV with the CDF and D\O\ detectors. Latest measurements of
transverse momentum and are presented along with new measurements
of the angular distributions of final state electrons from Drell Yan events as
a way to probe boson production mechanisms. The mass dependence of the
forward-backward asymmetry in interactions is measured, the effective weak mixing angle extracted,
and the most precise direct measurement of the vector and axial-vector
couplings of and quarks to the boson presented. New measurements of
jets produced in association with and bosons for inclusive, beauty and
charm jets are also discussed.Comment: Presented at the 2011 Hadron Collider Physics symposium (HCP-2011),
Paris, France, November 14-18 2011, 4 pages, 13 figure
Production of charm and charmonium with the ATLAS detector at 7 TeV
We report on the observation of the charm mesons D^\ast \pm, D^\pm and D_s
^\pm with 1.4 nb^-1 of data, and of the J/psi-->mu+mu- resonance with 78 nb-1
of data from the ATLAS detector in 7 TeV proton-proton collisions at the LHC.
The resultant signals support the high performance of the ATLAS detector as
predicted from simulation and prospects for future measurements in the charm
and charmonium sector.Comment: 4 pages, 11 figure
Lean healthcare assets challenge FM performance measurement conventions
Purpose;
To show how Lean Asset thinking can be applied to health care facilities using different measures to compare the estates contribution to the business of health care providers. The challenge to conventional wisdom matches that posed by Lean Production to Mass Manufacturing.
Methodology;
Data Envelope Analysis examines the income generated and patient occupied area as outputs from the Gross Area of a Trust’s estate.
Findings;
The approach yield strategic comparisons that conventional FM measures of cost per m2 hide. The annual cost of an excess estate is conservatively estimated at £600,000,000(in England alone)
Research limitations/implications;
Further research to understand the causes of the excess is needed and is in hand. Meanwhile the research illustrates the power of an alternative way of assessing facilities performance.
Practical implications
Have already been demonstrated in two trusts who have used such an analysis to define strategic estates targets,
Originality.
The author’s are not aware of the Lean Asset perspective previously being applied to
healthcare facilities. The research shows the underlying fallacy of relying on cost per m2 as the primary measure of asset performance.</p
A revised approach to performance measurement for health-care estates
The purpose of the research was to show how lean asset thinking can be applied to UK health-care
facilities using different measures to compare the estates contribution to the business of health-care
providers. The challenge to conventional wisdom matches that posed by ‘Lean Production’ to ‘Mass
Manufacturing’. Data envelope analysis examined the income generated and patient-occupied area as
outputs from the gross area of a NHS Trust’s estate. The approach yielded strategic comparisons that
conventional facilities management measures of cost per square metre hide. The annual cost of an excess
estate is conservatively estimated at £600,000,000 (in England alone). Further research to understand the
causes of the excess is needed. Meanwhile the research illustrates the power of an alternative way of
assessing facilities performance. The authors are not aware of the lean asset perspective previously being
applied to health-care facilities. The research shows the underlying fallacy of relying on cost per square
metre as the primary measure of asset performance. The results and discussion will be particularly useful
to senior estates and facilities managers wishing to use new measures to define strategic estates targets
Improving announcement media for technical reports
Computer and photographic printing and publishing methods for announcing technical report literatur
The introduction of microfiche for disseminating technical information in the United States
Development of microfiche for disseminating technical informatio
Complementary approaches to the ab initio calculation of melting properties
Several research groups have recently reported {\em ab initio} calculations
of the melting properties of metals based on density functional theory, but
there have been unexpectedly large disagreements between results obtained by
different approaches. We analyze the relations between the two main approaches,
based on calculation of the free energies of solid and liquid and on direct
simulation of the two coexisting phases. Although both approaches rely on the
use of classical reference systems consisting of parameterized empirical
interaction models, we point out that in the free energy approach the final
results are independent of the reference system, whereas in the current form of
the coexistence approach they depend on it. We present a scheme for correcting
the predictions of the coexistence approach for differences between the
reference and {\em ab initio} systems. To illustrate the practical operation of
the scheme, we present calculations of the high-pressure melting properties of
iron using the corrected coexistence approach, which agree closely with earlier
results from the free energy approach. A quantitative assessment is also given
of finite-size errors, which we show can be reduced to a negligible size.Comment: 14 pages, two figure
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